I want to keep going {I DO!}
Mood:  accident prone
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

<sup>I wish that I could assign multiple topic labels to my blog entries on this account (it is a crying shame that Angelfire doesn't have a tagging system for their hosted blogs but then, I like that kind of Web2.0 stuff... _-sigh-)

-ack! I floundered through time a bit today- err, I did better at getting things done and even cooked two things (Spinach Lasagna and Stuffed Peppers from scratch -with the peppers being a new recipe for me~) but I should have posted here earlier since I almost neglected to do so

I even have a good selection from Psalms for typing out, but my time earlier online got eaten up greatly since I was looking at the LJ of LK (of Y-tube fame) -heh, and I gave up watching his abridged series as one of my Lenten restrictions too (I need not court temptation, but I do like reading what he has to say even if I won't be watching his works for awhile... )</sup>


Anyway, here is Psalms 61:1-5:

Hear my cry, O my God; listen to my prayer.
From the end of the Earth I call to you, when my heart is faint.

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; for you are my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.

Let me abide in your tent forever, find refuge under the shelter of your wings.

For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

^{superfluous ramblings...}

-and so, I have almost reached the end of today

Praise be to God~

Proverbs 13:1-6
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

_{a few non-related musings...}

...

A wise child loves discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things,
but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.

Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.

The appetite of the lazy craves, and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.

The righteous hate falsehood,
but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.

Righteousness guards one whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.

-I'll see about going over the rest soon~

Lectio Divina +Bible study...
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

a bit about Lectio Divina...

-it would appear that my "Bible Studies" were not exactly true Bible studies in the real sense of the word, but something more akin to Lectio Divina instead... I just learned about Divine Reading when the Pastor of my church brought it up during the Mass for the first Sunday of Lent

I am glad to know that this exists since I have been trying to do it/looking for this my whole life without knowing that it is a known area of study for the Scriptures and for one's life

-I have so much to learn.

...

Anyway, these verses stood out today:

Proverbs 11:25-31, 12:15-6

Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to the one who searches for it.

Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

Those who trouble their house holds will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.

If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

...

Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to advice.

Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent ignore an insult.

-Daiko~
^{(Pray for me...)}

Proverbs 11:2-6
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

-When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble.

The integrity of the upright guide them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.

_-sigh-
...

wake up and take in the sunshine
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

I need to do as it says in [Proverbs chapter 6] and not just remember to spend more time awake, but to do so and to fill my time with productive and efficient work being accomplished- I find myself taking naps during the day even if I do get to sleep earlier than I used to -_-;

-aside from that sorry status report, I've read from chapter 11 to 15 last night <3 but I see that reading and re-reading and thinking over the Scriptures is what I need to do rather than speed through the verses, so today, I'm going to continue posting from chapter 10:


Proverbs chapter 10:27-32

The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.

The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers.

The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not remain in the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.

-even in this day and age so far off in time from when these words were first written, the last part is still glaringly apparent...

my omission
Mood:  accident prone
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

<sup>My omission of yesterday's study chapter of Proverbs wasn't intentional- I had read it, but did not type it out as I found myself doing other things instead had placed my attention elsewhere and assumed that I'd already posted it e_e;

Today, I will post some of chapter 7 and the first part of the eighth...</sup>


Chapter 7:1-5

My child, keep my words and store up my commandments with you;
keep my commandments and live,
keep my teachings as the apple of your eye;
bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call insight your intimate friend, that they may keep you from the loose woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.

...

Proverbs Chapter 8:1-21

Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice?
On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out:

"To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live.

O simple ones, learn prudence; acquire intelligence, you who lack it.

Hear, for I will speak noble things, and from my lips will come what is right;
for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to one who understands and right to those who find knowledge.

Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold;
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I attain knowledge and discretion.

The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.*

I have good advice and sound wisdom; I have insight, I have strength.

By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just; by me rulers rule, and nobles, all who gover rightly.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and prosperity.

My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.

I walk in th way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, endowing with wealth those who love me, and filling their treasuries."

*_{me too~}

...

"Inori no... "
Now Playing: kareoke in the background~
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

_{I have a long way to go with regards to being good at finishing housework swiftly and efficiently since I would much rather leave those sorts of things (especially laundry) to be finished later, but I know better than that- I just need the self-discipline to move forward without hesitation or going off on a tangent...}


Proverbs Chapter 6
_{this chapter is full of Practical Admonitions, but quite notably in this part of the book is the list of the Six things that the LORD hates which is good to know.}

My child, if you have given your pledge to your neighbor...

Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise.
Without having any chief or officer or ruler, it prepares its food in summer, and gathers its sustenance in harvest.

How long will you lie there, O lazybones?
When will you rise from your sleep?

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior.


A scoundrel and a villain goes around with crooked speech,
winking the eyes, shuffling the feet,
pointing the fingers,
with perverted mind devising evil,
continually sowing discord;

on such a one calamity will descend suddenly; in a moment, damage beyond repair.


There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him*:

haughty eyes, a lying toungue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that hurry to run to evil,
a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.

My child, keep your father's commandment, and not forsake your mother's teaching.
Bind them upon your heart always; tie them upon your neck.
When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you;
and when you awake, they will talk with you.

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
for a prostitute's fee is only a loaf of bread,
but the wife of another stalks a man's very life.

Can fire be carried in the bosom without burning one's clothes?

Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet?
So is he who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

Thieves are not despised who steal only to satisfy their appetite when they are hungry.
Yet if they are caught, they will pay sevenfold; they will forfeit all the goods of their house.

But he who commits adultery has no sense; he who does it destroys himself.
He will get wounds and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
For jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he shows no restraint when he takes revenge.
He will accept no compensation, and refuses a bribe no matter how great.

...

(some things in life can't be helped, but it is better if some things are prevented...)
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

<sup>I missed out on posting Proverbs chapter 5 here yesterday since I sank so much of my time into playing Disgaea* (the first one) rather than focusing on getting things done

today, I'm going to see if I can get some work finished instead of just letting that game eat all of my time (and if I do play, I wouldn't want to go more than 3 hours tops! x_x; ...)


Read More...</sup>


Proverbs Chapter 5
_{this is basically a warning against impurity and infidelity}

My child be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
so that you may hold on to prudence, and your lips may guard knowledge.

For the lips of a loose woman drip honey; and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as worm wood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol.
She does not keep straight to the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.

And now; my child, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house;
or you will give your honor to others,
and your years to the merciless, and strangers will take their fill of your wealth,
and your labors will go to the house of an alien;

and at the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are consumed,
and you say,

"Oh, how I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
Now I am at the point of utter ruin in the public assembly."

Drink water from your own cistern...

For human ways are under the eyes of the LORD, and he examines all their paths.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
They die for lack of discipline, and because of their great folly they are lost.

-as for this reading, the part that really speaks to me is the last verse since I have a hard time staying focused and finishing the task at hand instead of going off to do something else... -_-;

^{(-interesting that the last bits of these chapters of Proverbs are the most thought-provoking... I didn't notice that until just now ^-^; ...)}

_{Bibles really need to be made out of sturdier paper since if they're read everyday and are often carried around will get worn out rather easily -I am saying this since I don't like how thin the pages of mine are, since they're akin to an onion skin and I don't want to accidentally rip them or anything...
further ramblings}

Proverbs chapter 4
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

^{Yesterday, I was offline and since it was Sunday and I was out for most of the day (since I attended a prayer get-together and Mass) I didn't read a chapter of Proverbs, so today I am not as far as I could have been but this will do- on Sundays I think I'll focus more on the Mass readings...}

Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight;
for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching.

When I was a son with my father, tender, and my mother's favorite, he taught me and said to me,

"Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight.
Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.
She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown."

Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.
I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.

When you walk, your step will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble.
Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.

Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evildoers.
Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made somone stumble.
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.


My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.


Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.

Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.

Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure.

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.

My favorite part of today's chapter is the last part <3

-because, I want to be that sort of person and take care to remain pure (sometimes it seems that other people don't care to guard their hearts from falling into sorrow and that makes me sad- it hurts to see it...) _{and if God willed it, I would love to marry a man like that as well~}

-sigh- ...

a little more Proverbial Beauty~
Topic: quotations (Scripture)

^{-there is no "Thought of the Day" on weekends, so I'll focus more on the daily Mass readings during these days except on Sunday since I generally use that day for staying offline and logged out so I can reconnect with the real world and focus on other things.}


Chapter 3 of Proverbs:

My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people.

^{(the following is one of my most favorite/needed reminders in the entire Bible)}

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body.

^{since I like Proverbs 3:5-8 so much, I made a paraphrased avatar of those verses: avatar for you}


Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce;
then your barns will be filled with plenty; and your vats will be bursting with wine.

My child do not despise the LORD's discipline or be weary of his reproof,
for the LORD reproves the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding,
for her income is better than silver, and her revenue better than gold.

She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Long life is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called happy.

The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding the established the heavens;
by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.

My child do not let these escape from your sight;
keep sound wisdom and prudence, and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.

Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.

If you sit down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or of the storm that strikes the wicked;
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"- when you have it with you.

Do not plan harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.

Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when no harm has been done to you.

Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways; for the the perverse are an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.

The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.

Towards the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he shows favor.

The wise will inherit honor, but stubborn fools, disgrace.

_{(-I'll soon be leaving for a prayer meeting with my family, so I'll leave this posted as it is though it is only draft quality- I'll probably have it further refined later after my return -which indeed I did~)}